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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2019-#151 :: Tuesday, 17 September 2019
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1. The Independent (UK): Despite a history of prohibition, Russians are still battling with alcohol – and not just vodka. In 1913 five per cent of the Russian population was alcoholic. Today, it’s 15 per cent. Mindful of the ailing health of its citizens – and the economy – various governments over the past 100 years have sought to ban alcohol, with mixed results. Mick O’Hare explains.
2. Sothebys.com: Sophia Kishkovsky, A Symbol for Russia: How Mikhail Piotrovsky Created the Modern Hermitage.
3. Moscow Times: Moscow’s Big Weekend Out: From Puppies to Public Buses.
4. Russia Matters: Summary of Report: “The New Understanding and Ways to Strengthen Multilateral Strategic Stability,” Sergei Karaganov and Dmitry Suslov.
5. The Duran: Adomas Abromaitis, Russia does not exclude nuclear war in Europe. Countries which are ready to deploy any kind of weapons suggested by the U.S. will turn themselves to real targets for Russia – theduran.com/russia-does-not-exclude-nuclear-war-in-europe/
6. Valdai Discussion Club: Ivan Timofeev, “Twilight of the West?” The New Totalitarianism, Reflection and Free Thought. – valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/twilight-of-the-west-the-new-totalitarianism/
7. www.rt.com: Russia cuts legal ties with Soviet past: Most bizarre old laws will be axed – rt.com/russia/468956-russia-soviet-laws-regulatory-guillotine/
8. Vesti.ru: Medvedev Cuts Out Thousands of Old Soviet-Era Labor Laws, Wants People to Work Less! – vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3189932&cid=4441
9. RFE/RL: Change The Russian Constitution? Might Be A Good Idea, Says Putin Confidant.
10. Foreign Policy: Chris Miller, Russia’s Future Is Still in the Hands of Putin’s Cronies. The president’s allies are starting to express discontent. They’ll stick with him for now, but a change could be coming.
11. The Times (UK): Russian elections: ‘Scandi socialist’ would consider communist pact against Putin.
12. AP: Russian Complaint Against AP to Be Heard by Media Council.
13. TASS: Russia’s Investigative Committee continues probe in wake of Golunov case – Kremlin.
14. Meduza: Bashirov: The Power Vertical owes its latest gubernatorial successes to power-sharing.
15. Paul Goble: 1970s Generation was Too Old and Too Young to Change Russia’s Direction, One of Their Number Says.
16. Meduza: Getting away with torture in Russia’s criminal justice system.
17. Russian International Affairs Council: Igor Makarov and Ilya Stepanov, The Evolution of the Carbon Markets: Is There Room for Russia? – russiancouncil.ru/en/analytics-and-comments/analytics/the-evolution-of-the-carbon-markets-is-there-room-for-russia/
18. Moscow Times: Russia Could Gain From Saudi Oil Attack – Analysts. Higher oil prices are generally good for the world’s second-largest producer.
19. Oilprice.com: Russia Capitalizes On America’s Thinly Stretched Middle East Focus.
20. www.rt.com: ‘You became brothers by His grace’: Putin quotes Koran in appeal for peace in Yemen.
21. Bloomberg: Leonid Bershidsky, Putin Wants to Be the Middle East’s Go-To Problem Solver. Putin’s trolling of Trump isn’t just about missiles.
22. TASS: Media: Russia, Turkey and Iran bring Syria closer to peace.
23. Vesti.ru: Russia-Turkey-Iran Summit: Vladimir Putin Says Syria Won’t Be Carved Up Into Zones of Influence!
24. TASS: ‘Short-sighted steps’: Russian intel chief slams US for deep-sixing arms control deals.
25. https://gilbertdoctorow.com: Gilbert Doctorow, Rapprochement with Russia? – gilbertdoctorow.com/2019/09/16/rapprochement-with-russia/
26. Interfax: War in Donbas kills over 3,300 civilians – UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
27. Forbes.com: Kenneth Rapoza, Ukraine’s New President Zelensky Hints At Peace With Russia.
28. RFE/RL: In Ukraine, Foreign Minister And Others Fear Being ‘Pushed’ By West Into Bad Deal With Russia.
29. Awful Avalanche: Juicy John Bolton Firing Conspiracy Theory! (re Ukraine) – awfulavalanche.wordpress.com/2019/09/15/juicy-john-bolton-firing-conspiracy-theory/
30. Harriman Institute (Columbia University): IN MEMORIAM: MARK VON HAGEN (1954-2019)

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